Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively

Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively
ISBN-10
0128017090
ISBN-13
9780128017098
Category
Medical
Pages
284
Language
English
Published
2015-09-03
Publisher
Academic Press
Authors
Gregory S. Patience, Daria C. Boffito, Paul Patience

Description

Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively is a guidebook on science writing and communication that professors, students, and professionals in the STEM fields can use in a practical way. This book advocates a clear and concise writing and presenting style, enabling users to concentrate on content. The text is useful to both native and non-native English speakers, identifying best practices for preparing graphs and tables, and offering practical guidance for writing equations. It includes content on significant figures and error bars, and provides the reader with extensive practice material consisting of both exercises and solutions. Covers how to accurately and clearly exhibit results, ideas, and conclusions Identifies phrases common in scientific literature that should never be used Discusses the theory of presentation, including “before and after examples highlighting best practices Provides concrete, step-by-step examples on how to make camera ready graphs and tables

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